Are Java and C++ slipping in popularity? One language index says they are, although both skill sets still are in demand for developer jobs. The Tiobe Index this month has both languages plunging to ...

Python leads. C holds #2; C++ and Java dip as C# nears Java. Lower ranks shuffle — Perl returns, SQL at #10, and Go drops ...

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If you didn’t know better, you might believe that Sun Microsystems had designed the JNI (Java Native Interface) API with the goal of discouraging Java developers ...

There are common aspects to static analysis for C and C++ compared to Java but there are differences as well. Static analysis tools are in widespread use because they are effective at finding ...

MicroEJ's VEE combines C/C++ and Java into a single protected, containerized solution. MicroEJ added Managed C to its VEE framework. C code runs in a protected container (right) versus the ...

Java got its start at the cusp of the internet revolution in the early 1990s. It was created by James Gosling and his colleagues at Sun Microsystems, who wanted to use a virtual machine and language ...

In Java, you can have a section of code inside a class definition that looks like this:<BR><BLOCKQUOTE><font size="-1">code:</font><HR><pre><BR> static {<BR ...

Versant has enhanced Java support, including an Enterprise JavaBeans 3.0 application programming interface, in the new version of its object database. The Object Database 7.0 features a preview of the ...